Sarah Mills: We came so close to the zipper merge
Three block of two lanes of traffic merging one by one, with everyone inching forward. It was the zipper merge in action...
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Privacy watchdog finds thousands of tax account breaches, urges stronger protections
OTTAWA - The federal privacy watchdog says there have been more than 42,000 breaches at the Canada Revenue Agency since 2020 as a result of people gaining unauthorized access to, or modifying, taxpaye...
May 07, 2026
Economic experts tell summit that greater urgency on trade issues needed
TORONTO - Urgency on trade certainty and diversification was a key message economic experts emphasized at a Public Policy Forum conference Thursday. Speaking at the Canada Growth Summit, CIBC chief ec...
May 07, 2026
Ottawa says Louise Arbour to be installed as governor general on June 8
OTTAWA - Louise Arbour will be sworn in as Canada's next governor general on June 8, the Canadian Heritage Department confirmed. Prime Minister Mark Carney announced on Tuesday the retired Supreme Cou...
May 07, 2026
Quebec psychiatrists group supports bill on forced hospitalizations for mentally ill
QUBEC - The association of Quebec's psychiatrists says it supports a bill that would make it easier to forcibly hospitalize someone in a mental health crisis. Existing law permits authorities to treat...
May 07, 2026
Government expects $140M in savings this year with refugee health care co-pay
OTTAWA - Implementing a co-pay from asylum seekers and refugee claimants for some health care services will cut public costs by about $140 million, the government estimates in a written response to th...
May 07, 2026
Sherritt suspends Cuban joint venture participation as U.S. expands sanctions
TORONTO - Sherritt International Corp. says it has suspended its direct participation in joint venture activities in Cuba following an expansion of U.S. sanctions against the country. The Canadian min...
May 07, 2026
In the news today: Poilievre speaks to Tory event, social media poll, Sabres fans
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Pierre Poilievre set to speak at conservative conference in Ottawa Pierre Poilievre is set to give a keynote a...
May 07, 2026
What can kids access on social media? Teen accounts, explained
Fed up with kids encountering dangers online or so addicted to screens they can't pull themselves away from the infinite scroll, Canadian policymakers are looking to make social media safer. If Manito...
May 07, 2026
Most Canadians want social media, AI chatbot ban for kids under 16, poll indicates
OTTAWA - More than two-thirds of Canadians support banning access to social media and AI chatbots for children under 16, a new poll indicates. Seventy per cent of respondents to the Leger poll said th...
May 07, 2026
Pierre Poilievre urges conservatives to keep fighting in networking conference speech
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre's message to fellow Tories at the Canada Strong and Free Network conference on Thursday was to keep fighting. The annual event in Ottawa is billed as the ...
May 07, 2026
OPINION
Murray Wood: Isn't it time for more 'we' than 'oui' in Rideau Hall?
Louise Arbour brings much more than French skills to her role as the king's representative, but she also has taken contr...
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The Evan Bray Show - Friday, May 8
On Friday, Evan discusses guide dogs, artificial intelligence campaigns trying to amplify division amongst political mov...